$50 means the world to Julieth, who is eager to get back to her Teacher Training Program so that she can fulfil her dreams of empowering the next generation. Julieth, who lost both her parents and her grandmother, is struggling to look after her two younger brothers and her sister without an income.     …

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Sew Women Can making masks for our African team

Hi All, I want to tell you about the So They Can development that made my last week.  Our amazing Sew Women Can team are now producing So They Can PPE (Personal Protective Equipment). It gives us a huge amount of relief to be able to provide our team, and moving forward our children, across Kenya…

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Hi Supporter, The beautiful African philosophy of Ubuntu, such a core part of So They Can, relies on the essential human ingredient of connection. Accordingly, during these challenging times we thought it would be nice if I kept you connected to the children and their communities you support in Africa through a brief weekly update.…

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Children in Tanzania

To all of you affected by the corona virus in any form, our thoughts are with you. We want to update you and let you know that we are doing everything possible to support our children, communities, staff and volunteers during this challenging time. First, we are keeping fully informed about developments through numerous sources,…

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So They Can commits to accountability We want to be one of the most trustworthy non-profit organisations in Australasia, and we want to know how everything we do is helping our partner communities. It is important for any non-profit organisation to know exactly what is working so we can focus our attention on projects that deliver great results. We also need to know which projects are not working, so we can improve or stop them. We are designing a new system to capture the most important data and measure our success. “We need to identify successes and gaps.” – Wilson Kaijage, So They Can Tanzania MEL Officer Last week representatives from So They Can International, So They Can Kenya, and So They Can Tanzania gathered with international experts in Arusha, Tanzania for a 2 day Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) workshop hosted by Penny Verdich, Growth Coaching International and Terri Anderson, STC International Tanzania Country Director and MEL Manager. “Monitoring and evaluation cannot be separated from accountability.” – Elizabeth Kisio, So They Can Kenya MEL Officer Attendees created a template for the new system which will measure data at the beginning, middle and end of each So They Can project. Ongoing staff training and organisational evaluation will make sure these systems get better and better. Measuring and proving our achievements will help us give children access to quality education. It will also give our donors and partners confidence in our performance.

We want to be one of the most trustworthy non-profit organisations in Australasia, and we want to know how everything we do is helping our partner communities. It is important for any non-profit organisation to know exactly what is working so we can focus our attention on projects that deliver great results. We also need…

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